Africa Research Report

Research Project: African Country Report

Africa is a vast nation. It has many countries and climates. For this project you will choose a country of Africa to study. You will incorporate the five themes of geography into your report by following the guidelines I have set for you. You will need to do research and turn in your notes as well as your report by the due date. You will need to use at least four sources, two of them not from the internet (examples include books, magazines, encyclopedias, atlases, etc.) Please type or write your report in your neatest handwriting. You will have some class time to work on it (see the schedule) but the majority will of the report will be done at home. Remember when writing a report you should write paragraphs that state the main idea and support it with three or more facts.

Outline: Africa Report

Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)

Table of Contents or Outline

Location and Place
Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information
Include the map of Africa that I have copied for you and color your country and label it
Also include information about the land area of your country

Geography: Regions
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)

People
Population
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)
Major industry and agriculture (imports and exports)
Economy

Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country
You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal


Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)

Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country

Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)


Timeline:

Introduce the project: Tuesday, May 4
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 6
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 10
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 13
Work time in the computer lab: Friday, May 14
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 17 (last day in class)
Project due on: May 25, 2010

Your research could be completed during the computer lab times, at home, or at the public library. You also may be able to check books out from the Babbitt-Embarrass School Library or the Babbitt Public Library.

Use your note sheets to take notes from the materials. These should be turned in with your report on May 25, 2010.

Africa Report Rubric


_______/10 Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)

_______10 Table of Contents or Outline

_______10 Location and Place

Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Also include information about the land area of your country

_______10 Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information

_______20 Geography
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)

_______20 People
Population/ Economy/ imports/exports
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)

_______20 Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country

_______10 You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal

_______10 Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)

_______20 Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country

______10 Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)

_________/150 Total Points

_________ Grade